Grown old in love from seven till seven times seven, I oft … - William Blake

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Grown old in love from seven till seven times seven,
I oft have wished for Hell for ease from Heaven.

William Blake

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William Blake (November 28 1757 – August 12 1827) was an English poet, Christian mystic, painter, printmaker, and engraver.

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Alternative Names: W. Blake • Uil'iam Bleik • Blake

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Like a fiend in a cloud,
With howling woe,
After night I do crowd,
And with night will go;
I turn my back to the east,
From whence comforts have increased;
For light doth seize my brain
With frantic pain.

True superstition is ignorant honesty & this is beloved of god and man.

Those who restrain desire do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained; and the restrainer or reason usurps its place & governs the unwilling.

Grown old in love from seven till seven times seven, I oft have wished for Hell for ease from Heaven. - William Blake

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